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Brass Contributor

Mar 18, 2026

Question about barCode.scanBarCode

Dear sir I'm developing Teams mobile application, static tab(Personal app Tab). We need a QR scan feature. However I can't use that. barCode.isSupported() is always false. Is there any restrictio...

Brass Contributor

Mar 19, 2026

Dear Sir

Thank you for your reply

Yesterday, I found barCode module is beta(... "Do not use this API in a production environment.")

(https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/javascript/api/%40microsoft/teams-js/barcode?view=msteams-client-js-latest&viewFallbackFrom=msteams-client-%E2%80%A6).

Instead, I can successfully scan a QR code by using the existing media.scanBarCode.
However, It has another issue . API deprecated (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/javascript/api/@microsoft/teams-js/media?view=msteams-client-js-latest)ㅇ

I wonder if MS Teams will provide a sufficient grace period for a gradual migraition

Many thanks

BHS

Prasad_Das-MSFT

Microsoft

Apr 07, 2026

Microsoft’s typical approach:

Deprecated APIs in Microsoft Teams JS SDK usually remain available for a significant grace period (often 12–24 months or more) after deprecation is announced.

Microsoft will announce end-of-support dates in advance via official documentation, release notes, and the Teams developer blog.

What you should do:

You can continue using media.scanBarCode for now, but monitor the official docs and Teams developer channels for deprecation timelines.